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Your spot on correct!!!!

LOL yeah, but my Dr wont be happy till I am a vegetarian :) He is a vegetarian in denial! I told him that and he said "Oh no, I like a hamburger as well" I said "Ok Dr. Ha, when was the last time you had one" His response "Well, it has been a couple of weeks" We got a good laugh out of that. Thank you for your kind words! J

/CHEERS! You can totally do it!

No, I wrote *Should* someone try to body shame me. My response, if I bothered with the fool, *would be* this. I then "ranted" about what I would say :) You even called it a "hypothetical." Honestly, you don't know me. If you did, you would know that I have no problems saying when something happens to me personally. I am…

Nothing happened to me, amigo. I have seen it happen to other people, and seen many people hurt by this, and yet, I still hear people "support" this cruelty. I get angry over the mistreatment of others; I can put myself in their shoes (empathy). Yeah, that kind of thing does make me mad. The point I was making is that when…

I hear you loud and clear; you feel overwhelmed because IT IS overwhelming. I experienced the same thing. I think I have watched ALL the youtube videos :). I also went to a dietician and got the standard chart with the choices; it helped a LOT. What worked for me was a touch different (and you will have to test and see…

WORD! Man I totally get the IT weight gain, use computer folks, well.. We can be pretty sedimentary. I work from home as well. I do this (cause I have my rowing machine in my office) every couple of hours I hop on that bad boy for about 5 minutes (I just set a timer), Yeah 5 minutes is nothing really, but its come outs to…

To me, as others have said, consistency. I add, a lack of lust for results. Just execute the plan every day, if you don't care about the results the results will come. If you allow yourself to become fixated on them the first time that your expectations are not met you will lose motivation. Personal example: For some…

Thank for sharing that. I too have felt that way. Oppression is real, and it can drive us to do many things, some of which are self-destructive. Stress is a symptom of oppression, simple as that. Here are some things you can do that will help. Discover what is your source of oppression and get away from it, if you can. If…

Interesting topic and one that I and my friends have discussed several times. I think there are multiple factors involved (not all apply to everyone, of course). 1 is an addiction for example people have a habit (smoking, sex, whatever) and then stop, they replace it with food. Most people that stop smoking gain weight…

Thank you, yeah T2D is one hell of a wake up call. Glad you made it back here, and I wish you the best as well.

Man, when it comes to exercise, which I do every day and despise every day :)), I have a deal I made with myself, I am ok being just a little bit sore, no more than a little bit. I have "gone hard' more than a few times and NEVER managed to produce any results simply because I get so sore I don't do it again, so it is…

The body is diabolically smart. If it's used to holding onto weight, it will do its best to hold onto it. Heck, I have fasted before and not lost weight (crazy but true, granted it was only a 48 hour fast). The point is that you have to change the bodies mind by sticking with it for a good long time. The body is also a…

Log like its your job bro! Increase the calorie deficit if you need to. And for me a big one was...learn the difference between being hungry and being thirsty (sounds silly but it mattered to me). I got used to eating when I was thirsty so my body stopped knowing the difference. Now, I go for some water first.

Kids, my children keep me motivated. My little guy the other day sees me on the tread mill and says "Daddy fighting the chub!" All I needed. I am fighting the chub..and the chub is going down! :)

The thing is that losing weight and eating healthy can be the same thing, but they don't have to be. You can lose weight eating nothing but Twinkies (I would not recommend this approach). Paleo is healthy (it's the diet I am on) but if you eat a chicken sandwich on occasion and stay under your calorie limit your still…

When I saw the title of this post I thought you were giving away a whole pizza and I got excited! :) Really I totally did the same thing you did. Next day I was like "Damn I should not have done that" I then just started watching the cals again, if you fall off the horse accept that it is going to happen and then just get…

Every day..but I also know that weight fluctuates depending on a lot of factors so that is not the most accurate way. Most peeps will tell you once a week and look at the trend is the best way, I am certain it is, just not what I personally do cause I like to be able to make course corrections on a daily basis. Silly..yeah…

Add me bro! I can use all the inspiration I can get! Can I get an amen?!?!

Rule of the internet: Some people delight in being nasty to people for no other reason than being nasty. They just look for an opportunity to be rude under the guise of "hard love" or some other nonsense.. I don't know why this this, low self esteem, or simply sadistic, either way don't let them get you down, just blow…

LOL thanks all! Especially to the kind person that send me a substitute Ramen recipe. Am in the US, it gave calorie count and for one serving and them said the package contained 2 servings (a lot of thing do that). I especially appreciate the ignorance is bliss comment, thanks for that as well I totally get what you are…

I agree with the above statements - it calculates a lot more than anything else I use.

One of the first things I told my wife when I went on the diet I am on is that it was my diet and that it was my choice, I do not expect her to go on it with me, or support me in it. She is a very sweet woman and does to a point anyway but she doesn't need to lose weight I do. I just have to say thanks for thinking of me,…

Also I would note: Losing weight is 80% about calories and 20% about activity. Just watch those calories and you can score and 80 on the "test" every day..and in my book 80 PASSES! :) Keep up the good work and keep moving! Your doing great on your becoming and we are all cheering for you!!

My .02 in order to do all that stuff about zones and such, you have to get in shape to do them. I had a friend of my tell me that I should start going to the gym, I told them that I was not in shape to go to the gym yet, I had to lose some weight first and could do it better without all the "help". I put myself on a…

You were not alone :)